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West Point Football Team History

West Point Green Wave

West Point High School

950 South Eshman Ave. West Point, MS
Stadium: Hamblin Stadium
Colors: Green & White
Coach: Ben Ruscoe

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1917 <-- 1955 <- 1956 -> 1957 --> 2024

1956 Season Highlights

Ben Ruscoe enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at West Point.

1956 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 7	Bruce	6	6	T
Fri., Sep. 14	Starkville *	6	7	L
Fri., Sep. 21	Grenada *	6	19	L
Fri., Sep. 28	Pontotoc *	13	7	W
Fri., Oct. 5	Aberdeen *	18	13	W
Fri., Oct. 12	OPEN
Fri., Oct. 19	Amory *	28	6	W
Fri., Oct. 26	New Albany *	7	7	T
Fri., Nov. 2	University *	26	0	W
Fri., Nov. 9	Houston *	37	0	W
Fri., Nov. 16	Louisville	33	6	W

1956 Season Totals
Record	6-2 -2
Points Scored	180
Scoring Average	18.0
Points Allowed	71
Defense Average	7.1
Opponents Record	45-56 -6
Home Record	0-0
Away Record	0-0

1956 Little 10 Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Starkville	10-0	281	76	8-0-0	234	70	Jack Nix
Grenada	7-3-1	146	79	6-1-1	120	47	Bob Ellard
West Point	6-2-2	180	71	5-2-1	141	59	Ben Ruscoe
Aberdeen	5-4	183	157	4-4-0	145	143	John Tidwell
Houston	5-5	196	197	4-4-0	142	136	Joe Brigance
University	4-4-1	164	134	4-4-0	157	127	A.W. Carpenter
New Albany	2-5-2	108	136	2-4-2	89	102	Roy Johnston
Pontotoc	2-8	116	290	1-8-0	92	277	Joe Silveri
Amory	0-11	74	286	0-8-0	56	221	Melvin Waters

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